A California judge has ruled that Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram (hot) yoga, cannot plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid discovery requests from a former employee. The Fifth Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime. Since the plaintiff, Sharon Clerkin’s, allegations are not related to criminal conduct, the judge said, there is…
Category: Yoga
Bikram Yoga Founder: Sued for Sexual Assault
Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga, better known as hot yoga, is facing six separate civil lawsuits from women who are accusing the founder of sexual assault or rape. Bikram is not facing any criminal charges; all charges are of a civil matter due to the time the women waited before coming forward with the…
From The Legal Field 